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1212 W El Paso St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2929 North Central Expressway, Suite 125, Richardson, TX 75080
500 North Akard, Ste. 2150, Dallas, TX 75201
1900 N Pearl St, Suite 2200, Dallas, TX 75201
4 E. Chambers, Cleburne, TX 76031
800 W Weatherford St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 207, Frisco, TX 75034
855 Texas Street, Suite 140, Fort Worth, TX 76102
3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155 PMB 2522, Dallas, TX 75204
2801 N Harwood St, Suite 2600, Dallas, TX 75201
6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75206
1320 S University Dr, Suite 1015, Fort Worth, TX 76107
916 W. Belknap Street, Suite 240, Fort Worth, TX 76102
701 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
1400 Preston Road, Suite 400, Plano, TX 75093
400 Chisholm Pl, Suite 108, Plano, TX 75075
3712 Old Denton Road, Suite 115, Carrollton, TX 75007
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201
2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 2500, Dallas, TX 75204
2626 Cole Ave, Suite 415, Dallas, TX 75204
119 W Virginia St., Suite 307, Mckinney, TX 75069
1012 Ridge Rd, Rockwall, TX 75087
16415 Addison Rd, Suite 725, Addison, TX 75001
300 Crescent Court, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75201
Commerce Drug Possession Information
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Texas state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine